GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry